Glaucoma patients, be careful in traffic! A study conducted in Japan on glaucoma, which ranks second among the causes of blindness worldwide, revealed interesting results.
Glaucoma, also known as eye hypertension, increases the risk of accidents for drivers. Glaucoma, which is the most common disease in the world and in our country, occurs especially in people over the age of 40. Glaucoma, one of the most insidious diseases, can even cause permanent blindness. Although glaucoma affects people of all ages, its incidence increases especially with increasing age. Glaucoma, popularly known as eye pressure, is a disorder that occurs as a result of intraocular pressure thinning and damaging the optic nerve, and manifests itself with symptoms such as blurred vision, light-reflected vision in night vision, pain around the eye while watching television, and headache. Glaucoma can even cause permanent blindness if not detected early. In glaucoma, one of the most insidious eye diseases, patients can only understand the disease when they lose 40 percent of their vision. This delays us doctors from taking the disease under control.
Drivers with glaucoma should be careful. Glaucoma disease gradually narrows the patient's field of vision and causes loss of side vision. Since the patient loses his side vision due to glaucoma, he cannot notice vehicles or people that suddenly enter the road. However, he realizes that he has glaucoma after hitting the door edges of his car or having traffic accidents because he could not see the vehicles next to him. A recent study on glaucoma patients in Japan revealed that glaucoma patients were twice as likely to have traffic accidents as people with normal vision. Factors such as narrowing of the side vision areas, light sensitivity, blurred vision, and decreased vision in the dark are the most important reasons for these accidents. In order to avoid this dangerous situation, I recommend that people who think they have glaucoma undergo an eye examination without delay.
Do not risk your life!
After the diagnosis of glaucoma, patients are advised to take the disease under control. overtasking It is clear. The points that glaucoma patients should pay particular attention to are as follows: -Do not drive at night as much as possible. If you have to drive, then be sure to ask a relative for help. -Light-coloured and especially yellow-coloured glasses filter blue light and provide clearer vision, so such glasses should be used when getting behind the wheel at night. -Everyone should have regular eye examinations starting from the age of 40. The most important factor in controlling the disease is that people have regular eye examinations, especially after the age of 40. With these routine check-ups, the quality of life of patients will significantly increase and diseases that will cause permanent health problems can be prevented.
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